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From 1923 until 1993, the admissibility of scientific evidence in the federal court system was governed by the standard set forth in Frye v. United States. In applying this standard, courts examined whether the proffered evidence had “gained general acceptance” in the particular field. In 1993, the Supreme Court decided Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and the court announced a new standard of admissibility for scientific evidence. This chapter illustrates how the Daubert standard has been applied to data analyses in US courts and its implication for Big Data as related cases become more frequent in the courts. Significantly, technological changes that make Big Data possible threaten to change the basis of current statistical reasoning and the basis upon which courts make decisions. |
